4-H Camp Schedule Announced

Haywood County 4-Her’s are invited to join the fun at 4-H camp this summer. Camps will be conducted at the Buford Ellington 4-H Center in Milan, Tenn., a modern camp facility adjoining the Milan Experiment Station, home of the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum.

Campers are served meals cafeteria-style in the air-conditioned 400-seat dining hall and home-style cottages provide a restful atmosphere with bath facilities in each cabin. Accommodations for campers with disabilities are available. The camp is accredited according to the strict guidelines of the American Camp Association.

Other amenities of the camp include a swimming pool, rifle range, archery range and large recreation pavilion. Ball fields, basketball courts and a tennis court are also located on the lawn of the center. Other facilities onsite are a wildlife center, t-shirt shop, airbrush center, craft center and a pond where campers can fish, canoe or enjoy a paddleboat ride.

Campers are also invited to participate in an early morning cookout at the pond or go “creek-stomping” on the daily wildlife hikes. An outdoor amphitheater is the backdrop for campfire and vespers. The Canteen offers refreshing snack items.

The 2008 Camp dates are as follows:

Junior 4-H Camp (4^th -6^th grades)

May 26-30, 2008

Deadline for registration: May 7, 2008

Late fee: $15.00

Non-refundable deposit: $20.00

Total cost: $190.00

Junior High 4-H Camp (7^th-8^th grades)

June 2-6, 2008

Deadline for registration: May 14, 2008

Late fee: $15.00

Non-refundable deposit: $20.00

Total cost: $190.00

For more information, or to register, call the UT Extension office at 772-2861, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The University of Tennessee Extension offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.